RE QUIRE MENTS FOR THE BACHE LOR OF FINE ARTS IN VISUAL COMMUNICATION WEITZENHOFFER FAMILY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

THE UNI VER SITY OF OKLAHOMAFor Students Entering the Oklahoma State System

for Higher Education Summer 2014 through

Spring 2015

CREDIT HOURS AND GRADE AV ER AGES RE QUIRED Vi sual Communication

B067 Bach e lor of Fine Arts

in Visual Communication

To tal Credit Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125-135Min i mum Over all Grade Point Av er age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50Min i mum Grade Point Av er age in OU Work . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50

A grade of C or better is re quired in all courses taken within the School of Art.Bach e lor’s de grees re quire a min i mum of 40 hours of up per-di vi sion (3000-4000) coursework.

OU en cour ages stu dents to com plete at least 32-34 hours of ap pli ca ble coursework each year to have the op por tu nity to grad u ate in four years.Port fo lio re view is re quired for ad mis sion to the de gree pro gram.

Gen eral Edu ca tion & Other Re quire ments (41-51 hours) Hours Art Courses (84 hours) HoursCore I: Sym bolic and Oral Com mu ni ca tion ENGL 1113, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion ENGL 1213, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion, or EXPO 1213, Expos i tory Writ ing

For eign Lan guage—this re quire ment is not man da tory if the stu dent suc cess fully completed 2 years of the same for eign lan guage in high school. —2 courses (Core I)

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Mathe mat ics—(Core I) (1473 is rec om mended) ______________________

Core II: Natu ral Sci ence - 2 courses. The two courses must be from dif fer ent dis ci -plines; one must in clude a labo ra tory.

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Core III: So cial Sci ence - 2 coursesP SC 1113, Ameri can Fed eral Gov ern ment

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Core IV: Hu mani tiesUn der stand ing Ar tis tic Forms:

(will be satisfied in Art History Requirements)

West ern Civi li za tion & Cul ture: (6 hours)HIST 1483, United States, 1492- 1865, or

1493, United States, 1865 to Pre sent

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Non- Western Cul ture: ________________________________

Sen ior Cap stone — DES 4983, Sen ior Cap stone Ex pe ri ence

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Free Electives—7 hoursCourses used to ful fill Gen eral Education and/or ma jor re quire ments may not fulfill elec tives.

Note: Courses taken to ful fill the up per-di vi sion Gen eral Ed u ca tion out side the ma jor rule may not be cho sen from A HI, ARTC, or the crosslisted equiv a lent course.

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Ad di tional Courses (27 hours)Additional SoAAH Electives; Approved Minor; or Approved Concentration/Emphasis in Area of Study outside the SoAAH.

Art History Requirements: 12-13 hours.Choose two from the following lower division:A HI 2014, Introduction to Art History (Core IV), orA HI 2213, Global Art I (Core IV), orA HI 2223, Global Art II (Core IV)A HI 3673, His tory of Vis ual Com mu ni ca tionA HI (upper- division)*

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Due to lim ited space, stu dents will be re viewed fol low ing com ple tion of the Foun da tions Pro gram (Core Cur ric u lum).

University-Wide General Education Requirements (mini mum 40 hours)Courses des ig nated as Core I, II, III, IV, or Capstone are part of the Gen eral Edu ca tion cur ricu lum. Stu dents must com plete a mini mum of 40 hours of Gen eral Edu ca tion courses, cho sen from the ap proved list, in clud ing at least one upper- division Gen. Ed. course out side of the stu dent’s major. Courses graded S/U or P/NP will not ap ply.Core I Sym bolic and Oral Com mu ni ca tion (9–19 hours, 3–5 courses)

• Eng lish Com po si tion–6 hours, 2 courses• Mathe mat ics–3 hours, 1 course• For eign Lan guage–0–10 hours, 2 courses in the same lan guage, (which can be met by suc cess fully com plet ing two years of the same for eign lan guage in high school)• Other (courses such as com mu ni ca tion, logic or pub lic speak ing)

Core II Natu ral Sci ence (7 hours, 2 courses)• Courses must be taken from dif fer ent dis ci plines in the bio logi cal and/or physi cal sci ences; one of which must in clude a labo ra tory.

Core III So cial Sci ence (6 hours, 2 courses)• One course must be P SC 1113, “Ameri can Fed eral Gov ern ment”

Core IV Hu mani ties (12 hours, 4 courses)• Un der stand ing Ar tis tic Forms—3 hours, 1 course• West ern Civi li za tion and Cul ture—6 hours, 2 courses, in clud ing HIST 1483 or HIST 1493• Non- Western Cul ture—3 hours, 1 course

Sen ior Cap stone Ex pe ri ence (3 hours, 1 course)2-14

DES 2633, Visual Communication IDES 2643, Design TechnologyDES 2653, Visual Communication IIDES 2663, Typography IDES 3633, Visual Communication IIIDES 3663, Typography IIDES 3653, Visual Communication IVDES 3643, Integrated TechnologyDES 4643, Visual Communication V DES 4653, Typography IIIDES 4663, Visual Communication VIDES 4983, Senior Capstone (see Gen. Ed. requirements)

Core Courses:ART 1033, Core I SurfaceART 1043, Core II, Space and Time ART 1133, Core III, Technology ART 1143, Core IV, Integrated Studio

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*A HI must be General Educ. approved selected from Core IV.

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Vi sual Com mu ni ca tion—Page 2

Year FIRST SE MES TER

Sug gested Se mes ter Ad vise ment Plan

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AN ART 1033, Core I: Surface

ART 1043, Core II: SpaceSocial Science (Core III)

ENGL 1113, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion (Core I) MATH (Core I) (1473 is rec om mended)Be gin ning For eign Lan guage (Core I)

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ART 1133, Core III: TechnologyART 1143, Core IV: Integrative Studio

ENGL 1213, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion (Core I), or EXPO 1213, Ex pos i tory Writ ing (Core I)P SC 1113, Amer i can Fed eral Gov ern ment (Core III) Western Civ i li za tion & Cul ture (Core IV)§Be gin ning For eign Lan guage con tin ued (Core I)

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E DES 2633, Vi sual Com mu ni ca tion I DES 2643, De sign TechnologyA HI 2014, Introduction to Art History, or A HI 2213,

Global Art I, or A HI 2223, Global Art IIMajor Support ElectiveNat u ral Sci ence with out lab (Core II)

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DES 2653, Vi sual Com mu ni ca tion II DES 2663, Ty pog ra phy IA HI 2014, Introduction to Art History, or A HI 2213,

Global Art I, or A HI 2223, Global Art II Major Support ElectiveHIST 1483, U. S. 1492-1865, or HIST 1493, U. S. 1865-Pres ent (Core IV)

TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 15-17 TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 15-16

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DES 3633, Vi sual Com mu ni ca tion III DES 3663, Ty pog ra phy IIA HI Elec tive, up per-di vi sionMajor Support Elective

Nat u ral Sci ence with lab (Core II)

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DES 3653, Vi sual Com mu ni ca tion IVDES 3643, Integrated TechnologyA HI 3673, His tory of Vi sual Communication Major Support ElectiveMajor Support ElectiveNon-West ern Cul ture (Core IV)§

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DES 4643, Vi sual Com mu ni ca tions V DES 4653, Ty pog ra phy IIIMajor Support Elect ive Major Support Elect ive (Upper Div)

Free Elec tive, lower- or up per-di vi sion

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DES 4663, Vi sual Com mu ni ca tions VI DES 4983, Se nior Capstone (Cap stone) Major Support Elective (Upper Div) Major Support Elective (Upper Div)

Free Elec tive, lower- or up per-di vi sion

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TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 15 TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 16

§ The course taken to fulfill the upper-division General Education outside the major requirement may not be chosen from A HI, ARTC, or the crosslisted equivalent.

At least 30 hours of up per-di vi sion Art credit must be earned in res i dence as a de clared ma jor; must in clude the Se nior Cap stone. Bach elor’s de grees re quire a mini mum of 40 hours of up per-di vi sion (3000-4000) coursework.This plan of study should not be used in lieu of ac a demic ad vise ment.Un less oth er wise stated on the de gree sheet, the Col lege of Fine Arts does not per mit coursework to ful fill more than one degree re quire ment.

Vi sual Com mu ni ca tion — B067 Hours

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